Rafael Nadal’s Olympic Medal Hopes Rekindled, as ATP Veteran Hopes for a Doubles Dream-Team at the Roland Garros in 2024

Dec 29, 2023 | 9:25 AM EST

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Rafael Nadal‘s 2023 season came to an early end as he was forced to the sidelines after his hip injury. After a lengthy break from his tennis duties, the former number-one player will now be making a return to the tour’s games. Ahead of his stellar comeback, the Spanish tennis veteran Lex Corretja recently got real about Nadal’s chances of winning a prestigious accolade in the tennis realm.

Even though he is in the twilight of his tennis journey, Corretja recently asserted that his compatriot will be dreaming of winning an Olympic medal for his country. Meanwhile, the ATP veteran also opened up about how Nadal’s chances of clinching a medal are very high as certain things are in his favor.

Spanish tennis veteran on how Rafael Nadal can mark a triumph at the Olympics

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There is a lot of skepticism surrounding the 22-time singles Grand Slam champion’s comeback on the tour owing to his near-season-long injury absence. However, despite all the doubts about Nadal’s fitness levels, Àlex Corretja recently claimed that his compatriot has a shot at winning an Olympic medal in the next season.

As France will be hosting the Summer Olympic Games this time around, all the tennis action will take place at the Stade Roland Garros. And for the uninitiated, Nadal knows very well how to play on that soil, as he has won a remarkable fourteen French Open titles. Notably, in an interview with Eurosport, Corretja suggested how things are in the 22-time singles Grand Slam champion’s favor.

He said, “Both the facts that the Olympics are being played at Roland Garros and that Rafa will enter the games thinking it is his last shot to add a medal for the country make for an important moment.” Aside from the singles event, Corretja also asserted that Nadal can also mark a triumph in the doubles category if he teams up with Carlos Alcaraz.

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Spanish tennis veteran on how Nadal and Alcaraz could have a ‘brutal’ chemistry

If Nadal and Alcaraz team up for the Olympic doubles event, their partnership can be ‘explosive,’ according to their compatriot, Corretja. Even though the ATP superstars do not know each other so well, the former world No. 2 player is still certain that their team-up can be exciting as they both are ‘winners.’ In the same interview, Corretja said, “Although they do not know each other so well because they have coincided little in the circuit, I am convinced that the chemistry would be brutal.”

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What do you think of the Spanish tennis veteran’s views on the on-court partnership between Nadal and Alcaraz for the Olympics? Let us know in the comments section.

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